Articles filed under Commentary
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A confederacy of dictatorsMay 02, 2017 11:00 pm - It should have been obvious, but I missed it: Steve Bannon has been banished and Dennis Rodman is whispering in the president's ear. Oh, OK, maybe not, but it could exp...
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Trump needs respect - and a better idea - before he'll get his wallMay 02, 2017 1:00 am - President Trump's "Great Wall" along the Mexican border is a truly terrible idea. It would be hugely expensive, costing an estimated $21.6 billion. It would not work. An...
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Language leads to a lesson of historyMay 02, 2017 1:00 am - How absolutely grand a moment it must have been when the White House got the idea of comparing the American aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, en route supposedly to scar...
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Rauner charts common-sense path on choiceMay 01, 2017 1:00 am - Last week Gov. Bruce Rauner, a pro-choice Republican who has consistently stood up for women's rights, was attacked by partisan groups with a misinformation campaign int...
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The education of Donald Trump - and usApr 30, 2017 1:00 am - By Fareed Zakaria There are so many unusual, unprecedented aspects of Donald Trump's first 100 days in office that it's hard to know where to begin. By his own yardstick...
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Why the deaths of Isaac and Teresa Vatkin touch all of usApr 29, 2017 2:00 pm - When a family member told us of the deaths of Isaac and Teresa Vatkin, it seemed a can't-miss story - one that would tug at everyone's heartstrings. But it was more popu...
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Trump's first 100 days: an executive successApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - Of course Donald Trump over-promised for his first 100 days. What presidential candidate hasn't? During last year's campaign, Trump spoke frequently of all the things he...
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Suburbs should not opt out of employee protectionsApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - By Toni Preckwinkle Guest columnist Economic development has been a priority for my administration since I took office in 2010. Recently, the Wall Street Journal recogn...
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Slusher: Publicity, not accuracy, key to value of police sketchApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - Are we really helping police solve a crime when we publish a crude drawing of the face of a violent crime suspect as described by a distraught victim or momentary witnes...
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Shutdown showdown -- againApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - As Donald Trump approaches the 100-day marker of his first year in office, he has defined himself not as the Dealmaker in Chief but as The Backdown President. What a del...